KROK 1 2017 – Question 41 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
On autopsy the dissector determined that the lungs are enlarged, pale, soft, do not deflate, crunch when cut. Microscopically there are dilated alveolar ducts, alveolar septa are thin, and signs of intracapillary sclerosis are observed. What pulmonary disorder are these presentations characteristic of?
- A. Pneumothorax
- B. Emphysema
- C. Pneumonia
- D. Atelectasis
- E. Pneumosclerosis
Hint
Think about what loss of elastic recoil and overdistension of the distal air spaces do to the weight, colour, softness and ability of the lung to deflate.
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